Stand for Israel Blog

'Always Knew He'd Be First to Confront an Attacker'

Stand for Israel  |  August 7, 2023

An Israeli security patrolman, husband, and father was killed this weekend as he tried to stop a terror attack in Tel Aviv.

Rescuing a Rabbi in Buchenwald

Stand for Israel  |  August 7, 2023

A Christian boy from Russia protected a Jewish boy from Poland, who would become a rabbi, in one of Nazi Germany's worst concentration camps.

Israeli Folk Singer - Chava Alberstein

Stand for Israel  |  August 7, 2023

An Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and arranger, Chava Alberstein has been called the most important female folk singer in Israel's history.

Photo Friday: The Days of Your Youth

Stand for Israel  |  August 4, 2023

In this photo from the summer of '65, two Israeli youth enjoy a game of chess during summer camp at the Weizmann Institute.

Coin from 'The Holy Jerusalem'

Stand for Israel  |  August 2, 2023

A coin from the era of the Jewish people's revolt against the Roman empire, with the name of the Holy City on it, has been found in Israel.

Liberating a Train of Holocaust Survivors

Stand for Israel  |  July 31, 2023

Never-before-seen footage from the National Archives has been unearthed, showing American soldiers liberating a train of Jewish people at the end of the Holocaust

An Israeli Archaeologist and IDF Hero

Stand for Israel  |  July 31, 2023

Yigael Yadin was an Israeli archaeologist and politician who served as the second Chief of Staff of the IDF.

Saving 40,000 'Salvadorans' from the Holocaust

Stand for Israel  |  July 31, 2023

Jose Castellanos Contreras was a diplomat from El Salvador who provided false visas to tens of thousands of Jews, saving them from the Nazis.

An Israeli and an Archaeologist

Stand for Israel  |  July 24, 2023

Eleazar Sukenik was an Israel archaeologist and professor who recognized the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, uncovered the Third Wall in Jerusalem, and raised sons who were also important Israelis.

An Actress, Singer, and Holocaust Hero

Stand for Israel  |  July 24, 2023

Marianne Golz-Goldlust helped her Jewish husband escape the Nazis, and then lost her life for helping other Jews do the same.

Photo Friday: Camels on the Seashore

Stand for Israel  |  July 21, 2023

A herder lets his camel rest at sunset on Zikim Beach in Israel.

President, Shepherd, Poet

Stand for Israel  |  July 17, 2023

A servant of the Jewish people, Shimon Peres not only led as President and Prime Minister, he helped make Israel the nation she is today.